We'll learn how to pick some realistic, cute and horror, bloody text effect on wood bark texture, learn some new techniques that you will create in your works. It's a kinda helpful tips along the way.

First Step

Lets jump right in and open a new document by selecting File > New from the main menu or by pressing the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + N. The size of my working document for this lesson is 1000×600 at 72ppi. First we must create wood textures. To do that, go to Filter > Render > Fibers. Set Variance to 15, Strength= 4, click Ok. You can use Randomize to set more realistic wood texture.

Click Ctrl + S to save this texture as psd file. Remember about diplacement effect tut about makin a realistic water and Creating Leopard Skin or Rock and Stone Textures Hell yeah, this is the similar way to do so. Now we must color our wood. Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Set parameters, Hue = 40, Saturation = 45, Lightness = -20. Do not forget to check the colorize section.

So far, texture looks too light, not so good for the eyes.. so we need to shade it. Go to Image > Adjustments > Curves. Set parameters like image below said:

See the difference between your first image with this one!

Go to Channels on your palette layers. Hold Ctrl and click on RGB channel, we will select light parts of texture. Done?!?! Watch carefully what the image said..

Go to Edit > Fade. Turn the Opacity down to about 50%. Click Ok and than Ctrl + D, to deselect.

That the result of the First Step!

Step Two

It’s now time to add some text to our document. I pick the Red Color here for the foreground color, then press the T key to invoke the Type tool. Click on the stage to place the cursor and type some text onto it. Notice that when you added the text that Photoshop automatically added a new layer for it.

note: To commit the text, you can either press the Enter key on the 10-keycorner of your standard keyboard or click the Check Mark in the Text Tool options bar at the top of Photoshop.

Why LONTONG BERDARAH? Dunno! Just wanna write that down, lmao! Play with the different size of letters. Select Free transform tool and select best text placement for you. Maybe it remained you with this Carbon Fiber Look.. Yupp, this is the same trick I used here!

To make the wood texture looks more realistic, we need to curve it. Activate background layer, click Ctrl + A. Go to Filter > Distort > Spherize, set Mode to Horizontal Only and set amount to 60%. Activate layer with text and click Ctrl + F to repeat this filter to text as well.

Add a new layer, fill it with black color and drag it below background. Activate wood texture on your palette Layer, take Free Transform tool turn down texture width.